He's got the last thing he ever wanted...and it's the best thing that ever happened. Counting on Love, Book 5 Ace paramedic Conner Dixon has sworn to never live with another woman after raising his four younger sisters. Now that they're all in love, Conner's ready to retire-from worrying, fixing problems, and cleaning up messes. Yet when fellow paramedic Gabrielle Evans's apartment burns down and she needs a place to stay, he can't say no. Gabby's penchant for poker and her ability to overhaul a transmission definitely make her different from Conner's usual women-not to mention a total lack of interest in getting involved with him. With her sights set on medical school, Conner's crazy mix of family and friends is the last thing Gabby needs right now. But within forty-eight hours of moving in, Gabby's up to her eyeballs in a family crisis and Conner's got the last thing he wanted-a girl and all her stuff, all over his stuff. Still, the more she makes herself at home, the more he thinks that maybe this is exactly where her stuff should be. For good. Warning: Contains a girl who thinks she wants to be just one of the guys, a guy who happily proves why that won't work, and a very good reason to buy cinnamon roll icing-you know, other than for use on cinnamon rolls.

It’s Christmas time in Sapphire Falls! At least one good thing has come from Levi Spencer's car accident-- it seems to have knocked some sense into him. He's ready to leave his wild Vegas playboy ways behind and become a new man. And he knows just the place to do it... his brother Joe's new hometown. He's never spent time in a place described as quaint or idyllic, and now he intends to revel in every charming, sweet thing he can find. Like the homegrown country girl his brother sets him up with for the Christmas formal. Kate Leggot wants just one great Christmas. After a childhood without Christmas at all and three failed attempts to find the seasonal magic on her own, she agrees to spend the holiday with her friend Phoebe in Sapphire Falls. The Christmas-crazy town is a far cry from San Francisco and Kate quickly finds herself drawn into everything from the snow to the hot cocoa. And, of course, the sweet country boy Phoebe has set her up with for the formal. Looks like she's going to get everything she wanted-- and more-- under the tree this year. A not-so-little mix-up, a hot kiss under the mistletoe and a candy cane or two later and December in Sapphire Falls has never been so hot. This is a novella, about half the length of the novels in this series. Read only if you like fun, small town contemporary romances where they talk dirty and act even dirtier.

Travis Bennett is exactly the kind of guy Lauren Davis has been avoiding for the past nine years. Stubbornly. Successfully. She knows too well how easy it is to let lust ruin perfectly laid plans. And a small town farmer with no ambitions beyond the borders of his own cornfield is not going to change her mind. No matter how hot that farmer might be. Travis has everything he wants or needs—a quiet, simple life in his hometown, a successful farm and his friends and family all around. Lauren might be stuck in Sapphire Falls for now, but a hoity-toity city chick who looks down on everything from the local coffee to his favorite music is the last girl he wants hanging around for good. So to keep her from falling for his hometown, he decides to show her all the reasons that this is no place for French manicures and Gucci heels. And things just might get a little dirty.

Hailey Conner has been driving Ty Bennett crazy for years. And vice versa. It’s kind of their thing. But Ty is ready to make their thing into something more. And he’s moved in next door to make it happen. But is he *really* ready? Ty loves the confident, sassy, sexy mayor’s Ice Queen act...because he loves making her melt. But he soon finds there’s more underneath all that frostiness. And things are about to come to a full boil...

Bryan Murray always planned to return to Sapphire Falls and settle down with Tessa Sheridan. Tessa is sweet, kind, beautiful and planning to live in Sapphire Falls forever. Best of all, she’s loved him since kindergarten. He just didn't expect it to all happen like this. But a not-so-little tumble down a mountain while biking has turned his life upside down and landed him back in his hometown earlier than he’d planned. At least Tessa is the same girl who's just been waiting for him to come home. Tessa has been saving herself for Bryan in every way. And dreaming about an exciting life. Somewhere other than Sapphire Falls. But now Bryan’s messing up all of her plans. Not only has he moved home, but he’s decided to go from the hot, sexy playboy of her fantasies to a sweet, romantic boyfriend type. What’s a girl gotta do to have an adventure or two? And some hot erotic-romance-novel-worthy sex along the way? She’s going to have to make it happen for herself. Which means leaving Sapphire Falls. Which means avoiding falling in love. All while being romanced by the only man who’s ever had her heart.

Little ones will learn to count form 1 to 5 in this cute concept book complete with sliding tabs to move back and forth! Five cute kittens are playing hide and seek, and Mom is looking for them! Kids will love playing along as they can find Katy in Bunny's hutch, Kieran in the shed, Kimmy by the pond, Kylie in the vegetable patch, and Kenny behind the flowerpot. There are five tabs, and each tab is embossed and illustrated with a kitten. Kids will love sliding them back and forth when they've found them and then back again to play more hide and seek in this fantastic first counting book!

2010 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year Award winner: culture category 2010 Golden Canon Leadership Book Award winner Relevant Magazine: Top 20 Best Overall Books of 2009 winner Englewood Review of Books: Top 20 Best Overall Books of 2009 winner Christian Manifesto 2009 Lime Award winner Andrew Marin's life changed forever when his three best friends came out to him in three consecutive months. Suddenly he was confronted with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community (GLBT) firsthand. And he was compelled to understand how he could reconcile his friends to his faith. In an attempt to answer that question, he and his wife relocated to Boystown, a predominantly GLBT community in Chicago. And from his experience and wrestling has come his book, Love Is an Orientation, a work which elevates the conversation between Christianity and the GLBT community, moving the focus from genetics to gospel, where it really belongs. Why are so many people who are gay wary of people who are Christians? Do GLBT people need to change who they are? Do Christians need to change what they believe? Love Is an Orientation is changing the conversation about sexuality and spirituality, and building bridges from the GLBT community to the Christian community and, more importantly, to the good news of Jesus Christ.